Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Spreading God's Word to the Limehouse Community for 160 years

Sunday morning worship services are held at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome to join in Praising God in 'the little church on the hill'

Friday 30 March 2018

Order of Worship, April 1, 2018

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

MINISTER: Rev. Steve Boose
CLERK OF SESSION: Ted Brown
ORGANIST: Josh Lim
MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. April 1st, 2018

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE

INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy, Verse 1 # 299

LENTEN READING: Easter Sunday Mary Ann Willet

HYMN: Christ The Lord Is Risen Today # 247

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY: Elder Bill Karn

GOD SPEAKS TO US
SCRIPTURES:

RESPONSIVE READING: Psalm 25: 1-10 (pg 545)
(Led by Bill Karn)

NEW TESTAMENT: Hebrews 12: 1-3 (pg 1193)
John 20: 1-10 (pg 1074)

HYMN: At The Dawning of Salvation # 248
SERMON: Jesus Is Greater: Run!
Rev. Steve Boose

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
OFFERTORY:

OFFERING Presentation of Gifts

THE DOXOLOGY We Give Thee but Thine Own (verse 1) # 661

PRAYER OF DEDICATION







THE WORD MADE VISIBLE
The Invitation

Hymn Jesus Is Risen From The Grave #254

The Apostle’s Creed (see inside back cover of hymn book)

Warrant

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.

 (Prayers of thanksgiving for the Father's creation are offered.  The congregation is invited to join in the ancient hymn…)

…we join with the whole creation to lift our hearts in joyful praise.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.

 (Prayers continue, thanking Jesus for His work among us and the meal that is before us)

…and we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ has risen.
Christ will come again.








(The prayer concludes, asking the Holy Spirit to continue to work among us all.  The congregation then joins together to offer up The Lord's Prayer.)

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, and thy Word be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
Forever and ever.  Amen.

Sharing the Elements
Prayer after Communion
Amen

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

HYMN: In Christ Alone (Insert)

THE BENEDICTION

THREE-FOLD CHORAL AMEN

GO NOW IN PEACE/POSTLUDE


ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcome you to worship this morning.
May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse .

We welcome you to our  Easter Service. Our worship will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
Lilies in memory of our loved ones  adorn the front vestibule.

Cemetery and Church yard cleanup on
Saturday May 5th at 9:30 a.m.
Questions?  Please speak to Managers or trustees.
Refreshments following the cleanup.

A Congregational mailing is available on the back table.
Please make sure that you get this news!



Thursday 29 March 2018

Maundy Thursday Service, March 29, 2018


Maundy Thursday


 

Jesus is Greater;

Yet He Served

 March 29th, 2018

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Meal – 6:30

Service to Follow

 


·       The lamb

·       The unleavened bread

·       The bitter herbs

·       The charoseth

·       The parsley and salt water

·       The cups of wine

 The Meal is Eaten
A Prayer of Thanks for the Food
Let us praise Him of whose bounty we have partaken, from this time forth and forever more. Grant us grace, mercy, life and peace on this Feast of the Unleavened Bread.
Amen.
Barukh attah Adonai eloheynu melekh ha'olam…
Blessed are You, Lord God, king of the Universe…
…hazan et ha'olam kullo betuvo, bechen bechesed uvrachamim.
Who nourishes the whole world in goodness, with grace, kindness, and compassion.
Hu notein lechem lekholbasar ki le'olam chasdo.
He gives bread to all flesh, for His mercy endures forever.
Uvtuvo haggadol tamid lo chaseid lanu ve'al yechsar lanu mazon le'olam va'ed, ba'avur shemo haggadol.
And through His great goodness we have never lacked, nor will we lack food forever, for the sake of His great Name.
Ki hu El zan umfarneis lakhol, umeitiv lakol umeikhin mazon lekhol b'riyotav, asher bara.
For He is God, who nourishes and sustains all, and does good to all, and prepares food for all His creatures which He created.
Barukh attah Adonai, hazan et hakkol. Amein.
Blessed are You, LORD, who nourishes all. Amen.
Introduction to the Foot-washing

Hymn – #229  Jesu, Jesu
Chorus:
Jesu, Jesu,  fill us with your love, show us how to serve
The neighbours we have from you.
Kneels at the feet of His friends, silently washes their feet,
Master who acts as a slave to them.
Chorus
Neighbours are rich and poor, varied in colour and race;
Neighbours are near and far away.
Chorus
These are the ones we should serve;
These are the ones we should love;
All are neighbours to us and you.
Chorus
Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet;
This is the way we should live with you.
Chorus*

Meditation
Foot-washing
Communion Prayer / Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
Sharing the Elements (communion by intinction)

Hymn - #225 A New Commandment
A new commandment I give unto you,
That you love one another, as I have loved you (repeat)

By this shall all know you are my disciples,
That you have love one for another
(repeat)
Benediction

Why Maundy Thursday?
The Latin word mandatum has evolved into “mandate” or “command”, and its evolution into Maundy Thursday is rooted in Jesus’ command that that disciples love one another as Jesus loved them.  Footwashing is an element that is rooted in John 13, where Jesus washed the feet of His disciples to show them the level of service He expected of them.  Being friends with the Lord and Saviour of the world didn’t mean becoming high and exalted, but rather being willing to stoop and serve in the place of the lowest of slaves. 
Communion is also an important part of Maundy Thursday.  Jesus ate the Passover meal with His disciples on that last night of His earthly life, but then changed and repurposed the symbols of freedom and liberation.  The unleavened bread of haste became the gift of His body, which would be given for them.  The cup of wine, He shared with them as a symbol of the new covenant that God was making with all people.

Good Friday’s cross takes place in the aftermath of Maundy Thursday’s meal, and the empty tomb of Easter outshines them all.  O taste and see that the Lord is good…